Postcode · London
Crime in SE4 2ER
How much crime is recorded in SE4 2ER, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brockley West
- Council
- Lewisham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,620 (2024)
SE4 2ERLondon
How safe is SE4 2ER
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE4 2ER area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SE4 2ERNational
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Burglary5.59.1
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.24.6
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.